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Inside My Bag: College Life Essentials
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items Back-to-school season is finally here! Since college can get a little overwhelming, I thought I’d share the must-haves that I never leave the house without—the little essentials that have been getting me through campus life. Happy studying!
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Main bag
Electronics
Stationary bag
Essentials bag
Pad pouch
Main bag
Not only is this backpack aesthetically appealing but it fits everything that I need! It doesn’t look really chunky or big in the back which I personally like since I’m a little bit short.
adidas Backpack for Women
This item right here is what made me fall in love with note taking. No more ripping pages, getting upset you wrote on the wrong page, or even low quality pages. It’s a more different size than normal notebooks but it’s so cute. I love the texture of ...
Kokuyo Campus Smart Ring Binders 5 Pack B5
Undated planners at ITTT for me.
I love using planners where I don’t waste any paper. It has everything I need and helps me knowing my day to day plans
Asten Daily Undated Planner w/ Hourly Schedule, Inner Pocket, 8.3x5.8, Pale Pink
A6 & A5 notebooks for less than $2?! Count me innn. Great these for quick notes or announcements I need to remember to later organize them in my actual study notebook (:
Official Key Items Spiral Notebook
Carrying an emergency umbrella is crucial! This one is the best size for my bag and use it when it’s too sunny for the long walks to class or unexpected rain.
Upper Canada Soap© Compact Automatic Umbrella | Old Navy
I love my owala & I take it with me everywhere! No matter how hot it gets, my drink stays cool with ice.
Owala FreeSip Stainless Steel Water Bottle, 24oz, Rose Quartz - Walmart.com
Electronics
Extremely easy to take notes in, super lightweight to have in my bag, so versatile and I could not survive college without it!! It’s hyped for a reason. It even, relieve stress, and you can download super cute games! 10/10
Apple iPad 11-inch A16, 256GB, Pink
Super adorable color, and it makes math fun…
It’s a simple calc that I always use (:
IPepul Pink Scientific Calculator 417 Func
Can’t go wrong with AirPods. They charge super fast, and great to carry on the go.
Apple AirPods 4 Wireless Earbuds, H2 Chip
Can’t recommend this enough!! It’s the BEST portable charger! Love it sm 💓
INIU 22.5W 20000mAh USB C Power Bank
Anything can happen. It’s best to always have a backup!
iPhone Fast Charger Type C Wall Plug & 10ft USB C to Lightning Cable
Stationary bag
My can’t-leave-the-house bag! It’s where I stash my pens, pencils, highlighters, sticky notes, and all the little cute extras that make studying more fun
This bag holds a lot. It fits; highlighters pens, pencils, sticky notes, you name it anything you need you can put it in there!
PUPTILY Large Capacity Pencil Case Green
My absolute favorite pen when I was in Japan. It’s such a good pen that it was stolen from me too lol. Glad Amazon has them!!
Tombow 0.5mm MONO Monograph Grip Pencil
My personal favorite!! The pens glide so nicely with the papers that I use. It makes my handwriting look so pretty too!!
Zebra Z-Grip Flight Bold 1.2mm Black Pen
Best highlighters! I do use it for my Bible but I had to include them for my school work. The colors are so beautiful and they don’t bleed through!!
Mr. Pen Aesthetic Pastel Highlighters 20pcs
Gotta make my supplies look fun & cute. Nothing motivates me more than having an adorable aesthetic
Mr. Pen Sticky Notes 3x3, 8 Pads, 400 Sheets
I had to put u on the ADORABLE stickers that I use to make my notebooks, planner, portable charger, and binder look cute
8/10 PCS Kawaii Critters Sticker Pack | cute toploader decal korean japanese journaling scrapbooking kpop polco deco stickers characters
Essentials bag
This is where I keep all my go-to makeup and hair care essentials—perfect for quick touch-ups on the go!
No matter where I go, I have to carry my makeup bag with me and do a little touches on my face!
Makeup bag
I will never stop recommending ending nyx lip liners! they are affordable, The consistency is amazing and there are so many lip shades to choose from.
NYX Professional Makeup - Lip Liner - 7 Products
Another holy Grail of mine, these lip balms feel like a lip oil/lip gloss, but they feel buttery and so smooth on the lips.
rom&nd Glasting Melting Balm
gotta keep a mirror with you at all times & it’s even better when it’s cute
Miffy Foldable LED Makeup Mirror 1x/10x
Hands down one of the best eyelash curlers!
Tweezerman Eyelash Curler
Whenever my face gets a little bit oily, I grab a mini brush and I just fix the spots with this powder
Bababanana Brighten Up! Banana Powder - Essence
This is the perfect mini brush that I take with me to do my touchups with the powder.
Mini Multitask Blush + Bronzer Makeup Brush - Real Techniques
The best mini sized comb to get all the tangles out and keeping your hair looking and feeling good.
The Hair Edit - Mini Smooth & Polish Detangling Brush
Gotta keep those flyaway slick down and this is so perfect. It’s super small& fits in my make up bag and whenever I need it I’ll just stick it on. A little just go a long way so don’t use too much!
UTENA Mate Merges Hair Stick Super Tenere 13g
Also, gotta throw in my deodorant!
Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant, 0.5oz
Pad pouch
A must is a pad pouch!
I love carrying this around, putting in my bag even in my purse. It’s a very decent size where I can fit my pads, my tampons and even pop in a few aspirins.
Likesing Canvas Period Bag Pouch Gray Cat
As someone who has recently switched to only organic pads, this brand is so good. I wanted to throw in what I personally put in my pad pouch.
Cora Made-to-Move Regular Organic Cotton Pads
This is personally the brand that I use for my tampons. I love how it has a little braid on the top to prevent any leakage.
Tampax Pure Cotton Tampons, Unscented, 24 Count
When I’m on my period I am so lazy. I’m exhausted. I don’t feel like doing anything, but I like these caplets because they give me a little bit of a boost and make the day a little bit more tolerable!
Midol Complete Menstrual Pain Relief Caplets, 40 Count